esganar
/iʒ.ɡɐ.ˈnaɾ/
The verdict
“esganar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,126 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,126
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - impedir a respiração, por apertar a garganta exteriormente, afogar, estrangular
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esganar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /iʒ.ɡɐ.ˈnaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esganar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
esganar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,126 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /iʒ.ɡɐ.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "impedir a respiração, por apertar a garganta exteriormente, afogar, estrangular".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for esganar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is esganar, spelled E-S-G-A-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1impedir a respiração, por apertar a garganta exteriormente, afogar, estrangular
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “esganar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-G-A-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʒ.ɡɐ.ˈnaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.